Datas
Datas is a Brazilian municipality in the north-center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 5,421 living in a total area of 309 km2. The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the statistical microregion of Diamantina. It became a municipality in 1962.
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Municipality | |
| Municipality of Datas | |
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Location in Minas Gerais | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Region | Southeast |
| Intermediate Region | Teófilo Otoni |
| Immediate Region | Diamantina |
| Founded | 30 December 1962 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Narlisson de Jesus Martins (PSD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 310.099 km2 (119.730 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,197 m (3,927 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 5,431 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Demonym | datense |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal Code | 39130-000 to 39134-999 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.616 – medium |
| Website | datas |
Datas is at an elevation of 1340 meters in the upper Jequitinhonha River valley. It is south of Diamantina to which it is connected by federal highway BR-367. The nearest major population center is Diamantina.
The distance to Diamantina is 27 km; and the distance to Belo Horizonte is 272 km. Neighboring municipalities are: Diamantina (N); Santo Antônio do Itambé and Presidente Kubitschek (E); Conceição do Mato Dentro (S); and Gouveia (W).
The main economic activities are services, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$13 million, with 10 million from services, 1 million from industry, and 1 million from agriculture. There were 442 rural producers on 10,000 hectares of land. Only 5 farms had tractors (2006). The main crops were sugarcane, beans, corn, and soybeans. There were 2,000 head of cattle (2006).